Sion railway station (Switzerland)
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| Location | Sion Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°13′39.191″N 7°21′33.109″E / 46.22755306°N 7.35919694°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Simplon line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 92.4 km (57.4 mi) from Lausanne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (167 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501506 (SIO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IATA code | ZUF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 14'900 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps, SBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sion railway station (French: Gare de Sion, German: Bahnhof Sitten) is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.[1]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Sion:[4][5]
- EuroCity: four trains per day between Genève-Cornavin and Milano Centrale, with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia.
- InterRegio: half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
- Regio: half-hourly service between Monthey and Brig, with every other train continuing from Monthey to St-Gingolph.
See also
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 44. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ^ "Réseau de lignes Sion" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Sion, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French and German). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de Sion" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Sion railway station (Switzerland) at Wikimedia Commons- Sion railway station (Switzerland) – SBB
- Sion railway station (Switzerland) – RegionAlps (in French)